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Israel’s apology to Turkey is related with regional developments and the composition of the coalition of Israel’s government, a senior Israeli diplomat says.     The timing of Israel’s apology ...

Head of the US National Security Agency Tuesday denied media reports that the agency collected millions of European phone calls.     The head of  the National Security Agency (NSA) General ...

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe signed on Oct. 29 the official agreement for building Turkey's second nuclear plant in the Black Sea province of Sinop.   The two ...

Chief of Turkish General Staff Gen. Ozel said Turkish Armed Forces tried to stay away from all political movements.     Chief of Turkish General Staff Gen. Necdet Ozel said Tuesday ...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Marmaray, the railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait, which has opened on Tuesday, will be free of charge for 15 days.     ...

UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, in Syria Oct. 29 on the most sensitive leg of a regional push for peace talks, has warned of the 'Somalization' of the war-ravaged country. ...

Marmaray, the tube passage in Istanbul Strait, called the Project of the Century and dreamt by Ottoman Sultan Abdulmecid is opened by the participation of Turkish President Gul and PM ...

A railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait is due to open in Turkey, creating a new link between the Asian and European shores of Istanbul.     The tunnel is ...

The Republic Day of Turkey on October 29 is the commemoration of the proclamation of the Turkish Republic in 1923.     The celebration of Turkey's Republic Day began on ...

Serena Williams defended her reigning title in the WTA Championships on Sunday in Istanbul beating out China'sLi Na by, 2-6, 6-3 and 6-0. This is the fourth TEB PNB Paribas Women's Tennis ...